Advanced Geometry : Advanced Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Advanced Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Rhombus

Find the area of a rhombus if the diagonals lengths are  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for finding the area of a rhombus. Substitute the diagonals and evaluate.

Example Question #11 : Rhombuses

A rhombus has a side length of 5. Which of the following is NOT a possible value for its area?

Possible Answers:

10

24

15

30

25

Correct answer:

30

Explanation:

The area of a rhombus will vary as the angles made by its sides change. The "flatter" the rhombus is (with two very small angles and two very large angles, say 2, 178, 2, and 178 degrees), the smaller the area is. There is, of course, a lower bound of zero for the area, but the area can get arbitrarily small. This implies that the correct answer would be the largest choice. In fact, the largest area of a rhombus occurs when all four angles are equal, i.e. when the rhombus is a square. The area of a square of side length 5 is 25, so any value bigger than 25 is impossible to acheive.

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Area Of A Rhombus

Find the area of the rhombus shown below. You will have to find the lengths of the sides as well. 

Rhombus area 

The rhombus shown has the following coordinates:

Round to the nearest hundredth.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Finding the area of a rhombus follows the formula: 

In this rhombus, you will find that , which are the two x coordinates.

The length of q is a more involved process. You can find q by using the Pythagorean Theorem. 

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Therefore, the area is 

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Example Question #16 : Rhombuses

Show algebraically how the formula for the area of a rhombus is developed.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

1) The given rhombus is divded into two congruent isosceles triangles.

2) Each isosceles triangle has a height  and a base .

3) The area  of each isosceles triangle is .

4) The areas of the two isosceles triangles are added together,

Example Question #17 : Rhombuses

Find the area of the rhombus below.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

 

Example Question #102 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of the rhombus below.

2

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

 

Example Question #101 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of the rhombus below.

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

 

Example Question #103 : Plane Geometry

Find the area of the rhombus below.

5

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

 

Example Question #21 : Rhombuses

Find the area of the rhombus below.

4

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

 

Example Question #403 : Advanced Geometry

Find the area of the rhombus below.

3

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

Recall that the diagonals of the rhombus are perpendicular bisectors. From the given side and the given diagonal, we can find the length of the second diagonal by using the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let the given diagonal be diagonal 1, and rearrange the equation to solve for diagonal 2.

Plug in the given side and diagonal to find the length of diagonal 2.

Now, recall how to find the area of a rhombus:

Plug in the two diagonals to find the area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

 

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